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The Uptown area began to expand after the creation of Oklahoma City, but saw major growth between the 1920s and 1930s. The Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City's oldest and largest cemetery, was started in 1892 and was considered one of the first major landmarks in what is now the Uptown District. [1]
An old diner building in downtown Canton has been demolished. Dating to the late '50s, other restaurants opened and closed there in recent decades. ... Then came Nick's Diner, opening as a 24-hour ...
[a] Ten years later, Robert A. Hefner and his family acquired the house and moved in. Hefner (1874-1971) was already a noted attorney, who was appointed to one 6-year term (1926-1932) on the Oklahoma Supreme Court. In 1939, Hefner was elected mayor of Oklahoma City serving until 1947.
Downtown Oklahoma City. Downtown Oklahoma City itself is currently undergoing a renaissance.Between the mid-1980s and 1990s, downtown was unchanged and largely vacant. It was the scene of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on 5th Street between Robinson and Harvey Avenues, caused by convicted domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh; most buildings within a 1-mile (1.6 km) radius ...
No city in America escaped the COVID-19 pandemic that started in March 2020. Oklahoma did not mandate shut-downs to the degree as other states, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
On the edge of a thriving downtown dotted with luxury hotels and trendy restaurants is a more than 100-year-old relic of Oklahoma City's western heritage: One of the world's largest cattle stockyards.
The Donald Pollock House is a historic house in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Designed by architect Bruce Goff , Nelson Brackin accompanied Goff in the renovation for Laura and Joe Warriner in 1966. [ 2 ]
More upscale housing is headed for downtown Oklahoma City with Gardner Tanenbaum's purchase of Robinson Renaissance, vintage twin office towers at 119 N Robinson Ave., from the Commissioners of ...